EP0393532B1 - Procédé pour colorer des lentilles de contact - Google Patents

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EP0393532B1
EP0393532B1 EP90107106A EP90107106A EP0393532B1 EP 0393532 B1 EP0393532 B1 EP 0393532B1 EP 90107106 A EP90107106 A EP 90107106A EP 90107106 A EP90107106 A EP 90107106A EP 0393532 B1 EP0393532 B1 EP 0393532B1
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  • U.S. Patent No. 4,668,240 discloses colored contact lenses produced, in its preferred embodiment, from lens polymers and binding polymers containing the functional groups -OH and -COOH and an additional compound containing at least two groups per molecule of the group -NCO (isocyanate).
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,857,072 discloses a color binding mechanism that is different from that of Loshaek, but which also, in its preferred embodiment, requires an isocyanate compound.
  • lenses produced in accordance with the Loshaek patent's preferred embodiment are an enormous commercial success, their manufacture requires use of an isocyanate compound for binding the color to the lens.
  • the isocyanate compound has several disadvantages. Its vapors are noxious and toxic if inhaled excessively. Thus it must be used with great caution.
  • the isocyanate compound is very reactive chemically with active hydrogen groups such as -OH in the water molecule. Thus its concentrations can be wastefully reduced, if such molecules are present in the production environment. Its great reactivity also gives rise to pot-life problems, after it is added to the color coating compound. Thus, after the isocyanate compound is added to the color coating ink, the viscosity increases rapidly to a point where the ink must be discarded. The changing viscosity makes control of the coating process difficult and affects the quality of the coating.
  • the present invention which does not require use of an isocyanate compound, has several advantages over Loshaek's preferred embodiment:
  • a first aspect of the invention may be summarized as a method for making a colored contact lens comprising the steps of:
  • the lens polymer is hydrophilic and has functional groups selected from at least one of -COOH, -OH, and -NH-R, wherein R is hydrogen or C 1 to C 8 alkyl.
  • the lens polymer and binding polymer are hydrophilic and are formed from monomers comprising at least one of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, hydroxy C 1 to C 6 alkyl ester of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, amino C 1 to C 8 alkyl ester of acrylic and methacrylic acid, glycerol esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid, and mixtures thereof.
  • the lens polymer and binding polymers are formed from a mixture of monomers comprising hydroxyethyl methacrylate, ethoxyethyl methacrylate, and methacrylic acid.
  • the lens polymer is hydrophilic and is formed from monomer comprising vinyl pyrrolidone and hydrophobic monomer.
  • the adhesion promotor is wherein R 2 is CH 3 or C 2 H 5 , wherein R 3 is a carbon-to-carbon single bond or C 1 to C 6 alkylene and R 5 is independently C 1 to C 6 alkyl, wherein each R 4 is independently H, -CH 3 , -C 2 H 5 , -C 3 H 7 , or -C 4 H 9 , wherein each R 6 is independently H, -CH 3 , or isobutyl, or polymers thereof and combinations thereof.
  • a second aspect of the invention may be summarized as a method for making a colored contact lens comprising the steps of:
  • a third aspect of the invention may be summarized as a method for making a colored contact lens comprising the steps of:
  • a fourth aspect of the invention may be summarized as a method for making a colored contact lens comprising the steps of:
  • a fifth aspect of the invention may be summarized as a colored contact lens made by any of the four methods described above.
  • a sixth aspect of the invention may be summarized as a colored contact lens comprising:
  • a major advantage of this invention is that the compounds used as adhesion promotors or for the dual purpose of pigment binding and adhesion promotion, depend on a condensation, acid-base catalysis mechanism which differs from that of the isocyanate compounds of the prior art.
  • the isocyanate compounds are very reactive with even trace amounts of water or alcohol
  • the compounds of this invention are generally stable when water or alcohol are present in large quantities.
  • This type of chemical reaction permits greater control of reaction speed and a wider range of compatibility, depending or the specific structure and reaction media, such are water, alcohol, and other active hydrogen compounds which present problems with the isocyanate compounds. The result is as much greater control of pot life and viscosity variation which can translate into improved product quality.
  • the lenses colored by the first aspect of this invention may be constructed of non-hydrophilic polymer formed from hydrophobic monomers such as methyl methacrylate, t-butyl styrene (U.S. Patent No. 4,228,269, Loshaek and Shen) or silicone polymer (e.g. U.S. Patent No. 4,120,570, Gaylord) and hydrophilic monomers having functional groups selected from at least one of -COOH, -OH, and -NH-R, wherein R is hydrogen or C 1 to C 8 alkyl.
  • the amount of hydrophilic monomers is not sufficient to render the lens hydrophilic, i.e., the lenses do not absorb a substantial amount of water and form hydrogels.
  • the lenses colored by the first aspect of the invention may be constructed of hydrophilic polymer which has the functional groups -COOH, -OH, and/or -NH-R; or the hydrophilic polymer may be devoid of these functional groups.
  • the hydrophilic polymers absorb substantial amounts of water to form hydrogels.
  • Preferred hydrophilic polymers containing the functional groups are formed from, e.g. acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, hydroxy C 1 to C 6 alkyl esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid, (e.g. hydroxyethyl methacrylate and hydroxybutyl acrylate), amino C 1 to C 8 alkyl esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid (e.g.
  • hydrophilic lenses having the functional groups are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,405,773, (Loshaek) and are formed from a mixture of hydroxyethyl methacrylate, ethoxyethyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid.
  • Preferred hydrophilic monomers not having the functional groups are disclosed in U.S. Patent No.
  • Typical polymers of this type are produced by copolymerizing a hydrophilic vinyl heterocyclic monomer, such as N-vinyl pyrrolidone, N-succinimide, N-vinyl-e-caprolactam, vinyl pyridine, or N-vinyl glutarimide and a hydrophobic monomer such as styrene or C 1 to C 8 alkyl esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid, e.g. methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, etc.
  • the lens polymer is typically cross-linked with a cross-linking agent such as diallyl itaconate, allyl methacrylate, or ethylene glycol dimethacrylate.
  • Typical hydrophilic lenses devoid of the groups -OH, -COOH, and -NH-R, -NCO and epoxy are described in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,158,089 (Loshaek), 4,182,802 (Loshaek), and British Patent No. 1,395,501 (National Research Development Corp.).
  • Hydrophilic lenses substantially devoid of the foregoing functional groups colored by this invention are preferably formed from monomers comprising hydrophilic monomer, such as N-vinyl pyrrolidone.
  • the amount of N-vinyl pyrrolidone in the lens is preferably from 50 to 90 weight percent, more preferably from 60 to 80 weight percent and most preferably from 65 to 75 weight percent. If an N-vinyl heterocyclic hydrophilic momomer other than N-vinyl pyrrolidone is used, the above preferred weight percentages also apply.
  • the amount of hydrophobic monomer employed in a lens is not sufficient to render the lens hydrophobic.
  • polymer means a material formed by polymerizing one or more monomeric compounds or a blend of such monomers.
  • the functional groups project from the polymer backbone or from another group that projects from the backbone.
  • polymerized hydroxyethyl methacrylate may be represented by: The hydroxyl functional group is at the bottom of the above representation.
  • the description of the binding polymer having the required functional groups is the same as that given previously for lens polymers having the functional groups.
  • the adhesion promotor having at least two groups of the formula -CH 2 -O-R 1 per molecule of the adhesion promotor are generally formed by reaction of formaldehyde with various other compounds in the ratio of at least two molecules of formaldehyde per molecule of the other compounds.
  • Preferred adhesion promotors, all of which are commercially available are:
  • a methylated-isobutylated melamine-formaldehyde resin which contains acidic groups having the simplified structural formula wherein R 3 is independently a carbon-to-carbon single bond or C 1 to C 6 alkylene preferably methylene, and R 5 is independently C 1 to C 6 , sold as Cymel 1141TM;
  • CymelTM resins and Beetle 60TM resin are available from The American Cyanamid Co., Wayne, New Jersey. Resole resins are available from Monomer-Polymer and Dajac Laboratories, Inc., Trevose, Pennsylvania.
  • the methylol (i.e. CH 2 OH) or substituted methylol group is attached to an atom of nitrogen, oxygen, or to a carbon atom that is part of an aromatic ring.
  • the aromatic ring is preferably a benzene ring, as in the resol resin compound, but other unsaturated rings may be used such as, rings of furan, pyrrole, imidazole, thiophene, thiazol, naphthalene, indole, purine, anthracene, phenanthrene, and the like.
  • the mixture of binding polymer having the required functional groups, pigment, additional compound having at least two groups per molecule of -CH 2 O-R 1 , and solvent is coated onto at least a portion of the front or rear surface of the lens.
  • the coating step may be performed in two or more substeps, e.g. first coating the lens with a mixture of binding polymer, pigment, and solvent, and thereafter applying a coat of solvent and additional compound over the first coat.
  • the binding polymer if used or when present, is preferably prepared by the same procedure described in Loshaek's U.S. Patent 4,668,240, column 5, i.e., using a solution that contains the monomers that will be used to form the binding polymers, solvent for the monomer, a molecular weight modifier, and a polymerization initiator. Polymerization preferably is carried out in a heated reaction vessel. It should be noted, however that the solvent used in making the binding polymer, if any, in the present invention need not be constrained to molecules without active hydrogen groups, because of the aforementioned different reaction mechanisms for the adhesion promoter.
  • Suitable molecular weight modifiers include 2-mercaptoethanol, 1-dodecyl mercaptan, other alkyl mercaptans or extra solvent.
  • Suitable polymerization initiators include free radical initiator such as 2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile), benzoyl peroxide, t-butyl peroxybenzoate, and t-butyl peroxide.
  • Suitable solvents include ethyl cellosolve, cyclopentanone, ethanol, t-butanol, acetone and other aliphatic and alicyclic ketones, ethyl lactate, and monomers used to make the binding polymer.
  • pigment is very flexible. Any coloring substance or combination thereof that provides a desired color may be used. Preferred pigments include (C.I. is the color index no.) for blue, phthalocyanine blue (pigment blue 15, C.I. 74160), cobalt blue (pigment blue 36, C.I. 77343); for green phthalocyanine green (Pigment green 7, C.I. 74260) and chromium sesquioxide; for yellow, red, brown, or black, various iron oxides; for violet, carbazole violet. Of course, blends of such coloring substances are used to achieve the desired shade. For an opaque color coat, titanium dioxide or other opaquing agent may be used. Opaquing agents, which are considered to be pigment within the present specification and claims, are blended with the other pigments into the color coat.
  • the lens After coating, the lens is subjected to conditions that cause the color coat to adhere to the lens, thereby entrapping the pigment within the binding polymer in a manner that forms a colored contact lens.
  • the coated lens for example, may remain at ambient room temperature where most of the solvents are dried and then cured in an oven that may be purged with inert gas, e.g. nitrogen, and/or be under a partial vacuum.
  • inert gas e.g. nitrogen
  • the lens is constructed of a hydrophilic polymer, it is hydrated after curing by methods commonly used for uncolored lenses.
  • concentrations of ingredients in the color coat may vary quite widely, depending on the particular binding polymer and additional compound chosen.
  • the examples provide specific formulations that may be used and the following table gives general ranges: WEIGHT PERCENT OF COMPONENTS IN COLOR COATS Ingredient Broad Range Preferred Range Pigment 0.5-30 6.5-20 Binding Polymer (including any residual unreacted monomer) 0-50 13-25 Additional Monomer 0-50 15-30 Adhesion Promotor with ⁇ 2 -CH 2 -O-R 1 groups 0.5-10 0.5-5 Polymerization (1) Initiator 0-1.0 0.05-0.5 Acid Catalyst 0-10 0-3 Solvent (2) Add to 100 percent Add to 100 percent (1) Normally used only if the ink contains additional monomers. (2) Includes solvent from solution polymerization of binding polymers, if solution polymerization was performed and solvents used in pigment grinding.
  • a mixture of all of the ingredients is degassed at about 0.1 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) for about 15 minutes and sealed in a glass tube and the tube is placed in a constant temperature water bath at 35 degrees Centigrade (°C) for about 7 days.
  • the tube is then transferred to an oven and the temperature is raised in steps to 90°C over a period of about 48 hours.
  • the oven is allowed to cool, and the tube is removed from the oven.
  • the glass tube is broken and a rod of polymer is obtained.
  • the polymer rod is cut into bonnets which are in turn machined into contact lenses by procedures well known in the art.
  • the ingredients were degassed at about 150 mmHg for about 15 minutes in a flask, then placed in a glass tube.
  • the filled tube was capped and placed in a water bath for 72 hours at 20°C and then for 96 hours (hrs.) at 30°C.
  • the ingredients solidified during this time.
  • the glass tube was removed from the water bath and subjected to the following treatment in an oven: 24 hrs. at 50°C, 4 hrs. at 70°C and 24 hrs. at 110°C.
  • the polymer was then removed from the glass tube and heated for 2 hrs. at 140°C.
  • the polymer was formed into contact lenses by conventional methods.
  • Clear lens L3 is prepared in substantially the same manner as described for clear lens L2 except the filled glass tubes were heated at 35°C for 6 days in a water bath before subjecting to the oven treatment.
  • Lens L1 containing polymerized HEMA and MAA, has the functional groups -OH and -COOH. Neither Lens L2 or lens L3 has these functional groups. All three polymers are hydrophilic and swell in saline solution to form a so-called soft lens. However before swelling, they are printed with inks as described later.
  • PREPARATIVE EXAMPLE 2 BINDING POLYMER SOLUTION Solution Identification S1 Ingredient Weight Fraction Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate .3776 Ethoxyethyl Methacrylate .0416 Methacrylic Acid .0064 Cyclopentanone .5699 Azobisisobutyronitrile .0022 2-Mercaptoethanol .0022 Hydroquinone Monomethylether .0001 TOTAL 1.0000
  • Binder polymerization was conducted by charging all the ingredients except hydroquinone monomethylether to a three neck flask equipped with a stirrer, nitrogen inlet, and an exhaust port. The flask was placed in a water bath held at 40°C. Nitrogen was passed over the slowly agitated solution.
  • the polymerization was sampled periodically until the viscosity measured between 20,000 and 40,000 centipoise (cps) on a Brookfield Viscometer with a number 3 spindle at 3 revolutions per minute (rpm). Hydroquinone monomethylether was added at this time. The product was then removed from the three neck flask and stored in a refrigerator.
  • cps centipoise
  • rpm revolutions per minute
  • the binding polymer was prepared in solution by solution polymerization.
  • other methods of polymerization may be used, e.g. suspension or bulk polymerization.
  • **Catalyst 4040TM is a 40% solution of toluene sulfonic acid in isopropanol added to activation solution.
  • Inks Containing Cymel 327TM Ink Identification 5 6 7 8
  • Ingredient Weight Fraction Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate .2345 .2145 .2319 .2140 Ethoxyethyl Methacrylate .0265 .0243 .0262 .0242 Methacrylic Acid .0044 .0040 .0040 .0037 Azobisisobutyronitrile .0013 .0012 .0013 .0012 Polymerized Binder Solution S1 .5037 .4633 .5003 .4616 Ethyl Lactate .1616 .1487 .1605 .1482 Phthalocyanine Blue .0027 .0025 .0026 .0024 Titanium Dioxide .0552 .0508 .0548 .0505 Cymel 327TM* .0101
  • **Catalyst 4040TM is a 40% solution of toluene sulfonic acid in isopropanol. 9 10 11 12 Ingredient Weight Fraction Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate .2243 .2108 .2212 .2112 Ethoxyethyl Methacrylate .0254 .0239 .0250 .0239 Methacrylic Acid .0042 .0039 .0041 .0039 Azobisisobutyronitrile .0013 .0012 .0012 .0012 Polymerized Binder Solution S1 .4839 .4555 .4827 .4595 Ethyl Lactate .1554 .1462 .1549 .1475 Phthalocyanine Blue .0026 .0024 .0026 .0024 Titanium Dioxide .0530 .0499 .0529 .0503 Cymel 327TM* .0384 .0954 .0528 .0976 Catalyst 4040TM** .0115
  • Catalyst 4040TM is a 40% solution of toluene sulfonic acid in isopropanol. In inks 9 and 10, catalyst 4040 was added to the activated ink paste. In inks 11 and 12 catalyst 4040 was added to the activation solution.
  • Inks Containing Cymel 385TM Ink Identification 13 14 Ingredient Weight Fraction Hydroxyethyl-Methacrylate .2315 .2128 Ethoxyethyl-Methacrylate .0261 .0240 Methacrylic Acid .0043 .0040 Azobisisobutyronitrile .0013 .0012 Polymerized Binder Solution S1 .5030 .4629 Ethyl Lactate .1614 .1486 Phthalocyanine Blue .0027 .0025 Titanium Dioxide .0551 .0507 Cymel 385TM* .0119 .0908 Catalyst 4040TM** .0027 .0025 TOTAL ⁇ 1.0000 ⁇ 1.0000 ⁇ * Cymel 385TM is an 80% solution in water of methoxymethyl-methylol melamine-formaldehyde resin.
  • Catalyst 4040TM is a 40% solution of toluene sulfonic acid in isopropanol added to the activation solution.
  • Inks Containing Cymel 1123TM Ink Identification 15 16 Ingredient Weight Fraction Hydroxyethyl-Methacrylate .2311 .2106 Ethoxyethyl-Methacrylate .0261 .0238 Methacrylic Acid .0043 .0039 Azobisisobutyronitrile .0013 .0012 Polymerized Binder Solution S1 .4981 .4552 Ethyl Lactate .1598 .1461 Phthalocyanine Blue .0027 .0024 Titanium Dioxide .0546 .0499 Cymel 1123TM* .0111 .0968 Catalyst 4040TM** .0109 .0101 TOTAL ⁇ 1.0000 ⁇ 1.0000 ⁇ * Cymel 1123TM is a methylated, ethylated benzoguanamine resin.
  • Catalyst 4040TM is a 40% solution of toluene sulfonic acid in isopropanol added to the activated ink paste.
  • Catalyst 4040TM is a 40% solution of toluene sulfonic acid in isopropanol added to the activated ink paste.
  • Inks Containing Cymel 1171TM Ink Identification 19 Ingredient Weight Fraction Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate .2308 Ethoxyethyl Methacrylate .0261 Methacrylic Acid .0043 Azobisisobutyronitrile .0013 Polymerized Binder Solution S1 .4963 Ethyl Lactate .1593 Phthalocyanine Blue .0026 Titanium Dioxide .0544 Cymel 1171TM* .0147 Catalyst 4040TM** .0102 TOTAL ⁇ 1.0000 ⁇ * Cymel 1171TM is a 95% solution in N-butyl alcohol of a methylated, ethylated glycoluril resin.
  • Catalyst 4040TM is a 40% solution of toluene sulfonic acid in isopropanol added to the activated ink paste.
  • Inks Containing Cymel 1172TM Ink Identification 20 21 22 23 24 Ingredient Weight Fraction Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate .2211 .2062 .2328 .2246 .2134 Ethoxyethyl Methacrylate .0250 .0233 .0264 .0254 .0242 Methacrylic Acid .0042 .0039 .0043 .0042 .0040 Azobisisobutyronitrile .0013 .0012 .0013 .0013 .0012 Polymerized Binder Solution S1 .4768 .4457 .5039 .4843 .4607 Ethyl Lactate .1530 .1430 .1617 .1554 .1478 Phthalocyanine Blue .0025 .0024 .0027 .0026 .0024 Titanium Dioxide
  • Catalyst 4040TM is a 40% solution of toluene sulfonic acid in isopropanol added to the activated ink paste.
  • Inks Containing Beetle 60TM Ink Identification 25 26 27 28 29
  • Ingredient Weight Fraction Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate .2305 .2240 .2143 .2285 .2246 Ethoxyethyl Methacrylate .0261 .0254 .0243 .0258 .0255 Methacrylic Acid .0043 .0042 .0040 .0042 .0042 Azobisisobutyronitrile .0013 .0013 .0012 .0013 .0013 Polymerized Binder Solution S1 .4975 .4839 .4635 .4941 .4878 Ethyl Lactate .1597 .1552 .1487 .1585 .1566 Phthalocyanine Blue .0026 .0026 .0025 .0026 .0026 Titanium Dioxid
  • Catalyst 4040TM is a 40% solution of toluene sulfonic acid in isopropanol. In ink 29, catalyst 4040 was added to the activation solution. Inks Containing Resole Resin (no polymerized binder solution added): Ink Identification 30 Ingredient Weight Fraction Polymerized Binder Solution S1 .000 Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate .2246 Ethoxyethyl Methacrylate .0254 Methacrylic Acid .0043 Azobisisobutyronitrile .0013 Resole* .4863 Ethyl Lactate .1553 Phthalocyanine Blue .0026 Titanium Dioxide .0531 Catalyst 4040TM** .0471 TOTAL 1.0000 * Resole is a phenol-formaldehyde resin. ** Catalyst 4040TM is a 40% solution of toluene sulfonic acid in isopropanol added to activated ink paste.
  • the ethyl lactate, phthalocyanine blue and titanium dioxide were ground together in a ceramic ball mill until the particle size was less than 5 microns on a Hegman grind gauge to form a ground pigment mixture.
  • the polymerized binder solution or resole if used
  • the remaining ingredients termed the "activation solution” were mixed with the paste to form an "activated ink paste”.
  • the activation solution contains hydroxyethyl methacrylate, ethoxyethyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, azobisisobutyronitrile, adhesion promoter i.e. Cymel" resin, and optionally an added catalyst such as Catalyst 4040TM. When a catalyst is employed it can be added to the activation solution or to the activated ink paste to form the finished ink termed "ink”.
  • the lenses were printed, i.e. a type of coating, with a colored dot pattern in accordance with U.S. Patent No. 4,582,402, (Knapp).
  • the ink was placed on a metal cliche containing an image formed by a pattern of recessed cells. Excess ink was removed from the cliche by wiping the surface with a doctor blade. Ink in the recessed image was removed by transferring it to a soft rubber pad which was pressed over the recessed image. Ink on the rubber pad was then transferred to a lens by contacting the inked part of the pad to a lens. Freshly printed lenses were heated up to 3 hours at 90°C in a nitrogen atmosphere.
  • Printed lenses were hydrated for 2 hours at 98°C in a pH 8 saline solution. Hydrated lenses were examined to determine if any print pattern was removed during the hydration process. This is termed "Test 1". A more severe test, "Test 2", was performed by mounting the printed side of the hydrated lens four inches from an air brush. The air brush was used to spray the lens for 30 seconds with methanol pressured at 40 pounds per square inch (psi) of nitrogen. After the air brush treatment, the lens was placed in pH 7.4 saline solution for 2-3 minutes.
  • psi pounds per square inch
  • the print pattern on all lenses passed Test 1. Most print patterns with lens polymer L1 passed Test 2 and a fewer number of lens polymers L2 passed Test 2.
  • the testing procedure of Test 2 wherein the lenses are sprayed with methanol is physically and chemically very harsh -- more harsh than the normal rubbing to which the lenses would be subjected in normal use. Hence a lens which did not pass Test 2 does not necessarily indicate a useless lens, since such lenses were found to at least pass Test 1.
  • the lens printing procedure and adhesion testing procedure were similar as to those used in the Examples for the First Aspect of the Invention except that no polymerized binder solution S1 was added to the ink used for printing.
  • the results are as follows: SUMMARY OF ADHESION TEST RESULTS FOR SECOND ASPECT OF THE INVENTION INK NO.
  • ADHESION TEST P PASS;
  • NP NOT PASS Type LEVEL IN INK LENS POLYMER (%) L1 L2 TEST 1 TEST 2 TEST 1 TEST 2 30 RESOLE 48.63 4.71 P P P NP
  • the lens containing the functional groups -OH and -COOH (i.e., those constructed of lens polymer L1) passed both Test 1 and Test 2, while lens L2 without the functional groups -OH and -COOH only passed Test 1.

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  1. Méthode de production d'une lentille de contact colorée, comprenant les étapes de :
    a) prévoir une lentille de contact construite en (1) polymères non hydrophiles ayant des groupes fonctionnels sélectionnés parmi au moins l'un de -COOH, -OH et -NH-R, où R est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C8 ou (2) polymères hydrophiles;
    b) enduire au moins une portion d'une surface de la lentille d'une couche de couleur comprenant au moins un pigment, un polymère de liaison ayant des groupes fonctionnels sélectionnés parmi au moins l'un de -COOH, -OH et -NH-R, où R est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C8, et un promoteur d'adhérence ayant au moins deux groupes fonctionnels par molécule de la formule -CH2-O-R1, où R1 est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C16, et lesdits groupes -CH2-O-R1 sont attachés à un atome de carbone qui fait partie d'un cycle aromatique, ou bien attachés à un atome d'azote ou d'oxygène;
    c) soumettre la lentille enduite à des conditions qui forcent la couche de couleur à se lier à la lentille.
  2. Méthode de la revendication 1, où le polymère de la lentille est hydrophile et a des groupes fonctionnels sélectionnés parmi au moins l'un de -COOH, -OH et -NH-R, où R est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C8.
  3. Méthode de la revendication 1 ou de la revendication 2, où le polymère de la lentille et le polymère de liaison sont formés d'un mélange de monomères, comprenant de l'hydroxyéthyl méthacrylate, de l'éthoxyéthyl méthacrylate et de l'acide méthacrylique.
  4. Méthode de la revendication 1, où le polymère de la lentille est hydrophile et il est formé de monomères comprenant de la vinyl pyrrolidone et un monomère hydrophobe.
  5. Méthode selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, où le promoteur d'adhérence a la formule de structure simplifiée
    Figure imgb0071
    Figure imgb0072
     où R2 est CH3 ou C2H5,
    Figure imgb0073
     où R est une simple liaison carbone à carbone ou bien alkylène C1 à C6 et R5 est indépendamment alkyle C1 à C6,
    Figure imgb0074
     où chaque R4 est indépendamment H, -CH3, -C2H5, C3H7, ou -C4H9,
    Figure imgb0075
     où chaque R6 est indépendamment H, -CH3 ou isobutyle, ou
    Figure imgb0076
     leurs polymères et leurs combinaisons.
  6. Lentille colorée de contact, pouvant être obtenue par la méthode selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5.
  7. Méthode de production d'une lentille colorée de contact, comprenant les étapes de :
    a) prévoir une lentille de contact construite en (1) des polymères non-hydrophiles, ayant des groupes fonctionnels sélectionnés parmi au moins l'un de -COOH, -OH et -NH-R, où R est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C8 ou (2) des polymères hydrophiles;
    b) enduire au moins une portion d'une surface de la lentille d'une couche de couleur, comprenant au moins un pigment et un promoteur d'adhérence ayant des groupes fonctionnels de la formule -CH2-O-R1, où R1 est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C16 avec lesdits groupes fonctionnels -CH2-O-R1 attachés à un atome de carbone, qui fait partie d'un cycle aromatique, ou bien attachés à un atome d'azote ou d'oxygène;
    c) soumettre la lentille enduite à des conditions qui forcent la couche de couleur à se lier à la lentille.
  8. Lentille colorée de contact pouvant être obtenue par la méthode de la revendication 7.
  9. Méthode de production d'une lentille colorée de contact, comprenant les étapes de :
    a) prévoir une lentille de contact construite en un polymère ayant des groupes fonctionnels de la formule -CH2-O-R1, où R1 est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C16, avec lesdits groupes fonctionnels -CH2-O-R1 attachés à un atome de carbone qui fait partie d'un cycle aromatique ou attachés à un atome d'azote ou d'oxygène;
    b) enduire au moins une portion d'une surface de la lentille d'une couche de couleur, comprenant au moins un pigment et un polymère de liaison ayant des groupes fonctionnels sélectionnés parmi au moins l'un de -COOH, -OH et -NH-R, où R est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C8, et
    c) soumettre la lentille enduite à des conditions qui forcent la couche de couleur à se lier à la lentille par réaction des groupes -COOH, -OH ou NHR avec le groupe -CH2-O-R1.
  10. Lentille colorée de contact pouvant être obtenue par la méthode de la revendication 9.
  11. Méthode de production d'une lentille colorée de contact, comprenant les étapes de :
    a) prévoir une lentille de contact construite d'un polymère ayant des groupes fonctionnels de la formule -CH2-O-R1, où R1 est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C16 avec lesdits groupes fonctionnels -CH2-O-R1 attachés à un atome de carbone qui fait partie d'un cycle aromatique ou bien attachés à un atome d'azote ou d'oxygène;
    b) enduire au moins une portion d'une surface de la lentille d'une couche de couleur, comprenant au moins un pigment, un polymère de liaison ayant des groupes fonctionnels de la formule -CH2-O-R1, où R1 est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C16 avec lesdits groupes fonctionnels attachés à un atome de carbone qui fait partie d'un cycle aromatique, ou bien attachés à un atome d'azote ou d'oxygène, et un promoteur d'adhérence ayant au moins deux groupes par molécule sélectionnés parmi au moins l'un de -COOH, -OH et -NH-R, où R est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C8, et
    c) soumettre la lentille enduite à des conditions qui forcent la couche de couleur à se lier à la lentille par réaction des groupes -COOH, -OH ou -NHR au groupe -CH2-O-R1.
  12. Lentille colorée de contact pouvant être obtenue par la méthode de la revendication 11.
  13. Lentille colorée de contact comprenant :
    a) une lentille construite en un polymère;
    b) un pigment mélangé à un promoteur d'adhérence sur au moins une portion d'une surface de la lentille,
    où le promoteur d'adhérence et le polymère de la lentille sont liés l'un à l'autre par la réaction de premiers groupes fonctionnels qui sont sélectionnés parmi au moins l'un de -COOH, -OH, et -NH-R, où R est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C8, avec des seconds groupes fonctionnels de la formule -CH2-O-R1, où R1 est hydrogène ou alkyle C1 à C16 avec lesdits seconds groupes fonctionnels attachés à un atome de carbone qui fait partie d'un cycle aromatique, ou bien attachés à un atome d'azote ou d'oxygène.
  14. Lentille colorée de contact selon la revendication 13, où le polymère de la lentille est formé d'au moins un monomère sélectionné parmi l'acide acrylique, l'acide méthacrylique, un ester d'hydroxy alkyle C1 à C8 d'acide acrylique ou méthacrylique, un ester d'amino alkyle C1 à C8 d'acide acrylique ou méthacrylique, un ester de glycérol d'acide acrylique ou méthacrylique, et leurs mélanges.
  15. Lentille de la revendication 13, où le polymère de la lentille est formé d'au moins un monomère sélectionné parmi l'acide acrylique, l'acide méthacrylique et l'hydroxyéthyl méthacrylate.
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